#1 0:48 No Ocusync #2 1:26 Can't charge via USB plug #3 2:06 It is loud! #4 2:34 Non-foldable propellers give longer flight time #5 3:15 Fixed focus camera #6 3:59 Red is glossy finish Black & white are matte finish #7 4:23 Landing gear hides antennas #8 5:11 Warnings if your battery is not properly connected #9 5:48 120 fps at 1080p means awesome slow motion shots #10 6:15 Faster than Mavic Pro and Spark #11 6:38 Hand take off and land is possible (Be careful!) #12 7:32 Pre-Release code name: Unicorn!

Thanks for the rundown. Just got the Air as my 1st ever drone. Flown lots of helis & planes though. So far its lots of fun and the video capability is very cool. My biggest complaint is that the camera makes me look old, bald, and chubby! (Ok.... maybe I am... but I don't want to be reminded of it!! They need a filter that makes me look 28 and buff!)

I’m new to this and haven’t flown yet nervous of damaging and doing the wrong thing...your videos are Awesome and informative thank u soo much

Great info I learned a few things. I'm not surprised about the noise as smaller props at high rpm will like do that.

Thank you, I was trying to decide between a MM and a M2P and this clearly showed me the MA is my best for the buck...thanks again!

A really big thank you Kelly for being objective!!!!! That is one of the main reasons we, your subscribers, like to follow you and watch all your vids! Not all the internet reviewrs who got their MAVARKs (sorru MAVIC Air) directly from DJI before its official release are willing to point out certain negative things. Thanks again! Cheers from Argentina

All your negatives are not too important for my flying so this is a buy for me. Thank you

Super informative THANKS AND KEEP IT UP! I’m actually about to buy a spark then this later so I’ll check your channel for all things spark :)

Great video. I am still trying to decide between Mavic Pro Platinum and air. Thanks 👍

I love the noise of Mavic Air sound like Stuka bomber! Scared all the rat in my neighborhood! I love it! My favourite drone, thanks

Great info Kelly, thanks for sharing! 👍

I’m in the market for a Mavic and your videos are very helpful. Thanks!

In spite of the negatives, the loudness being the main negative to me, I'm thinking I'll end up getting one... probably next summer. Maybe by then, DJI will have upgraded some of what is lacking right now. Excellent, helpful video as always!

Thanks for the info. Nice video with good pros and cons.

I may already know all the things you mentioned apart from one, but I still liked the video. Thank you.

Hello from Dublin(Irl), I have my Mavic air just over three week's now...it's been a real learning curve in comparrison to my other machine's. I have been flying Multi rotor machine's since late 2014 starting with a Hubsan H107c. The Mavic is my second Drone since mid Summer 2015...The first machine I purchased was a Parrot BeBop which i could not fully get to grip's with. The Mavic hsa been so much better to learn to use mainly because of the fact that this machine came with a set of manual's rather than having to use an on line platform. I am still having some issue's with mine but DJI help and support have been brilliant so far...this is my first DJI product as i used to find thier product's to be out of my cost range. i was very pleased with the fly more package...especialy that mine came with a free Tello Drone which i will not use as i am having far too much fun with my Mavic. Happy flying.

Thank you very much for the latest info on the Mavic Air. It's greatly appreciated.

Great video. Great info !

Thank you I did learn a couple things preciate it

Great review. Very much appreciate the list of positives as well as mentioning the negatives too.

Got this drone for Christmas 🎄 👍

Would love to see a comparison of the different flight modes vs the Mavic Pro. Specifically I am interested in knowing if there is the "follow me" mode and "waypoints". Thanks for the videos!

Only didn't know the last two items. Good job!

Great job Kelly, I think I will stick to my dream drone. The mavic pro or a phantom someday. That care and have a great rest of your weekend.

Loved the video good information I'm thinking of getting one!

Can’t wait to fly my new drone thank you for that info

Hello The mavic air has a 3 AXIS GIMBAL camera And is compatible with the dji gogles via a cable But does it rotates as we are moving our head like the mavic pro ??

Just a little fedback: I appreciate that ur title has the word "might" in it. Beside from that, was nice to watch and well made!

Thanks....one of the straightest videos on this drone I've seen...Great job.....👍God bless

Thanks for sharing

I just got my Mavic Air, and I love it. I'm watching your channel to learn about my drone. I don't know if I have the b*lls to take it out of sight, but 2.5k is a good distance.

Great vid, learned a good few bits and bobs, keep the good work up.

Hi! I just ordered my mavic air and I'm excited! I saw in another video that the propellers have marking (white lines on the front propellers) on them so you know which ones go on the front legs and which ones go on the back legs. I see you have mixed them and you have one of the front ones on the back and vice-versa. Doesn't that create problems?

very detailed. funny unicorn. thanks!

Nice input and update Thanks

OK. I see that you also have the iPhone X. I pretty much agree with your points about the Mavic air. I was glad to learn even though I always intuitively thought that rigid propellers would give a slightly longer flight time. There is no need on this particular drone to have folding propellers. For me this drone is a winner… Not because it’s the best one. It’s because it is so small that even compared to the Mavic pro you can take it literally anywhere and still get very high quality video or stills. I love the fact that I can shoot in RAW.

Great video! I didn't realize that the red was glossy while the others are matte. I think you may be the first reviewer that I have seen to mention it. Thanks! 👍

You can actually fit the Air including clamshell (while it's inside it) in the wide side pocket of the bag if you want to. That means you can fit everything that came with the Fly More Combo + Clamshell.

Thanks for this great video, but I expected nothing less from you. I got my Mavic Air yesterday and I love it. My wife will be getting my Spark. It’s even easier to fly that the Spark. Your video told me things I didn’t know, such as you believe in Unicorns 😉. Anyway thanks for another great video.

Good Review greetz from Belgium

I think the not being able to charge via usb argument is a bad one, because certainly for owners having more than one battery it goes without saying..

KELLY, do you know if Epson's MOVERIO BT-300 FPV Drone Edition glasses work with the MAVIC AIR. ?

Very informative , succinct professional video. Hey and I learned something from this video for sure.

Very informative Kelly! I was actually hoping the new release was the Phantom V. Also I had thought I read 120fps in 4K, which would be crazy, but it looks like I read it wrong?!? BIG LIKE👍

Great vid

Very informative video Kelly. Thanks!

Ready Set drone is awesome thank you sir, great information and super accurate thank you

Fellow, I have not yet seen anyone doing consistent APAS testing. Have you done or have you seen video of who did a good test? By the way, you did a good job on this video. I liked your focus on these details.

great video - I believe the best little dron - greeting

Great vid! W-fi up to 2.5 miles away? Not your typical home router :) The Phantom 3 S only managed half a mile; have you suffered any signal drop out? And does the support of 2.4 / 5/8 GHz mean you can use it with other FPV goggles? Ian in London .

AMAZING INFO GOD BLESSYOU

Very explicit! Wanted buying a used one, this video really widen my scope on the product. 😊

Thanks for sharing. ..Now after owning my syma x5c, it's still fun, which DJI would you recommend without going all out ? and I am not a movie maker. ..

No worries, the Air Platinum will have foldable quiet props and a bright silver finish. Look for it in 6-8 months. lol

I would love to see a video of someone packing the Mavic Air Fly More Combo inside the Travel bag! :D

Hi Kelly, I just got mine today. Updating the firmware after uninstalling the GO4 App and reinstalling. It seems like there's always some kind of stall when I get these things. Thanks for the tips and the video.

I really liked the jingles! Made the video more interesting. Also the unicorn killed me!!!

Can you do a range test with mavic air and mavic pro

How is signal strength without ocusync? I am really apprehensive about the air because of lack of ocusync technology. Will you be doing a video soon on its signal strength? Great videos! Thanks!

Excellent video Kelly!!

I can't wait to get mines this week.

Enjoyed this video, it’s DJI equipment even your negative or not so popular features are fine by me. Just got confirmation mine shipped, in a email from DJI at 7:47pm Austin Texas time and it did include a FedEx tracking code

#6 so true! I thought I was gonna get matte black and got onyx black and looks like a grey 🙄 oh well

Hey Kelly, great video! I had a Spark for a month then sold it, I found I got a ton of WiFi interference. The range was pretty disappointing. Too bad the Mavic Air uses WiFi.. I think that fact alone, puts the Air in the “toy” category. Do you think that there could be an software update for the Mavic Pro and Mavic PP that will allow for 1080@120fps?

Thank you for letting me know

I own the mavic pro with occusync and the mavic air without and haven't noticed any difference in signal quality' or range issues at legal Heights and distances . One thing I have noticed is the mavic Air seems to deal with wind better than my mavic pro but all in all they are both great quads.

Nice video and good info....thanks.....!

How about a video of more in depth look at settings for the drone and what to do first for people who never flown and this may even there first drone type video

I have just replaced my pro 2 with an air. Is there anything I need to know

Thank you for all the information! I’ve asked before .....what do you think is going to happen to the pricing for the Spark and Mavic Pro if anything?

Excellent, thank you. Mine’s on the way.... 😃

Giving the option if the two were side by side (spark and air). I really think that I would pick up the spark.

Bought one today...It's my Birthday present ….Updates and recharges...tomorrow I fly....with prop guards...Lol

thank you ..

Hi Kelly, Thank you for this very informative and excellent video. I’m looking to buy the Air and still indecisive as to which colour. I do like the red, but as you said it is a glossy finish and my concern is how easily can it be scuffed! What are your thoughts on the glossy finish since you own one? Have you had any issues with it? I don’t want to have to worry about always babying it when I use it to avoid scuffing it and getting those annoying tiny surface scratches. Many thanks on advance! Sam

How's the video lag considering they used wifi vs occusync or lightbridge? Can it still be flown FPV style with no noticeable lag between what the drone is doing/where it is vs the display on the phone? To me this is 1000x more important than having a really really long range.

Posted this question on someone else's video as well. Are there any companies making after market propellers for the Spark or Mavic Air? Like say 3, 4 or 5 arm props? The reason I ask is because I feel the Spark and M/Air are loud compared to the Parrot or even the Mavic Pro. Maybe if they added a few more arms it would be a little quieter and the motor would operate cooler(not work as hard)..? I'm new to drones so yeah..😊

Im interested in getting the mavic air. However i plan on flying among tall buildings in the city center, and without ocusync will that be a huge problem with wifi interference?

Are there any good accessories for these drones to allow me to lift something then drop it? I really would like to use a drone to hang some antenna wire in trees but not sure how to do it.

Thumbs-up for the unicorn closing info!!!

Which one do I get? I can buy any of the two but can only pick one. Also someone is selling the mavic pro brand new for £650 and the mavic air costs £769 in shops. Which do I get?? I want to use it for my travels around the world. I want to get shots such as mountains etc when I visit Iceland etc and the waterfall in Bali. I've never bought a drone before...

Does it have "contrast", "sharpness" and "saturation" controls like the Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro?

Thanks again.

some great facts

#3: I have no comparison to other DJIs, but I do have a Nova X 350. Compared to that, the MA is quiet.

The WiFi is a deal breaker for me I just don't trust WiFi over controller only reason I'm saving up for pro instead of air

Very informative, thanks from the UK... was the RTH pretty accurate? I found the Spark wasn't.

Ok Kelly, I have the white Mavic Air and now I am racking my brain about glossy vs matte finish! My drone is at home (as I watch this video from work), but I am pretty sure it has a white glossy finish - I think??? :-)

Do you think DJI will make a Spark Air that is under that magical 250g weight restriction?

Sorry for off topic, but what software to you use for making all these videos? I'm thinking about buying either Xiaomi 4k or this one.

Excellent video for everyone that's interested in purchasing a Mavic Air...a must watch! I find all of your videos informative, precise and concise! Thank you for a job WELL done! Please keep them coming! Phil Kentucky

There's a reason why batteries cannot be charged directly via USB. The battery used in the mavic Air is a 3 cell LiPo Battery. LiPo stands for Lithium Polymer and this is a VERY different battery that usual Li-Ion Battery in your phone. First, LiPo gives extremely high Amp discharcges (easily over 10 AMPs for a 3 Cell). Thus, these batteries are way more unstable and potentially dangerous if not handled properly (that's the reason why DJI offers a retardant bag for the batteries) When charging, the velocity and balance in charge of the 3 cells must be simultaneously checked so you need an imput voltage that varies between 11.1V to 12.6V. this cannot be done with an USB that provides only 5 volts without an internal balancer plate and charging module, that would add a lot of weight. Also, it would be painfully slow.

I think the reason they don't allow charging with the USB cable is because people will not buy the charger. As for the folding propellers, is it possible that the prop stops (that are used on the Mavic) just cant handle the torque. I'm guessing DJI tried folding props but found they were breaking them. As we all know motor speeds aren't constant, they are speeding up and slowing down to maintain it's hover or course. 120FPS just boggles my mind on a drone this small. The speed is impressive to say the least. Thanks again.

OK video. You missed that the SD cannot be mounted unless the drone is on, which sucks. I don't know if Pro or Spark do, but it's important.

good vid buddy

Can u make a in depth review mavic pro vs mavic air??

you can charge with USB! on the bottom of the power brick there is a sticker, take off the sticker and it reveals a android slot

Since it is fixed focus, what is the minimum focus distance?

Air is still the best hardware design by DJI, except for a few minor quirks

07:13 Haha, I tend to do the same grumpy face when looking at my drone 😁